Reckoning with Racism: Police, Judges, and the RDS Case

The McGill Law Journal is delighted to welcome Professor Constance Backhouse, C.M., O.Ont., F.R.S.C., distinguished University Professor and University Research Chair at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, to give this year’s Annual Lecture entitled, “Reckoning with Racism: Police, Judges, and the RDS Case”.

Cette année, la Revue de droit de McGill a le plaisir d’accueillir la professeure Constance Backhouse, éminente professeure d’université et titulaire d’une chaire de recherche universitaire à la Faculté de droit de l’Université d’Ottawa, pour donner la conférence annuelle intitulée « Reckoning with Racism : Police, Judges, and the RDS Case ».

Date:
Thursday, March 23, 2023
5 PM EDT

Location:
Maxwell Cohen Moot Court
McGill University Faculty of Law – entrance via 3660 Peel Street
3644 Peel St.
Montreal, Quebec CANADA
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Contact:
Law Journal Email: journal.law@mcgill.ca

Details:
No prior registration required. This conference is free and open to the public. The lecture and Q&Q will be followed by a cocktail reception in the Atrium. For more information about McGill law Journal events, please visit us here.

Aucune inscription préalable n’est requise. Cette conférence est gratuite et ouverte au public. La conférence et la séance de questions-réponses seront suivies d’un cocktail dans l’Atrium.

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